Can a young girl contract herpes from a toilet???

my friends 4 yo daughter was just tested for Herpes... it might be possitive... she was checked by a doctor for sexual assault and questioned by a phycologist for the same thing and they both said she was not assaulted... where else can a 4 yo get it.. all family memebers were tested as well as any one who used the toilets at the house and evey one who hangs out there.. all of us are neg...

she was not sexually assaulted... and no one she has contact with has it. we have all ben tested

i've heard its possible but there is a very small chance. thats a shame!

did she have sex with it?

No. The virus dies quickly once it leaves the human body. I know, our mothers always told us that we'd catch horrible diseases from public toilet seats---I mean, I still "hover" or lay down 2 inches of paper before I go near them just because I think it's gross to put my bare butt where some strangers bare butt just was---but vaginal herpes is sexually transmitted. Now, if she has cold sores--that's herpes simplex virus 1. Genital is herpes simplex virus 2. Here's great information on it:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cold-so...

You can't catch STD's from a toilet seat!!! Where were you in sex ed???

a 4 y. o. could have gotten it by contact-------like for example----she climbs up in someones lap and touches this persons mouth----lets say that someone had a cold sore that was draining----child then puts their fingers in their mouth or even rubs their eye after touching the sore-----yes it can be this easy at times.

Genital herpes is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) spread by having vaginal, anal or oral sex with someone infected with the virus. It is important to know that the virus can be spread even when you cannot see any sores.

I really don't know where that 4 year old could have gotten herpes unless she had them at birth.

Newborns can be infected with HSV at birth. This usually happens when a woman has her primary outbreak close to the time of delivery and the baby is delivered through the vagina. Usually, in these cases, the woman either does not have symptoms or is unaware of symptoms. The chance of passing the virus to the baby is greatly reduced during recurrent outbreaks (less than 1% of the time). Babies infected with the virus at birth are at risk for serious health problems.

It could just be that she has been in close contact ie someone with the herpes virus on there mouths.if someone with a cold sore touches something after touching there mouth with a cold sore then a child touches it and touches down below then it can be transfered.